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==Arisaka Rifle== | ==Arisaka Rifle== | ||
An [[Arisaka]] rifle variant is used by PLA soldiers. | An [[Arisaka]] rifle variant is used by PLA soldiers. This is historically feasible, as numerous Arisaka rifles leftover from Japan's occupation and wars in Korea and China were used by Communist forces in both nations. | ||
[[File:Arisaka-Type-99.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Arisaka Type 99 standard/short rifle - 7.7x58mm]] | [[File:Arisaka-Type-99.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Arisaka Type 99 standard/short rifle - 7.7x58mm]] | ||
[[File:Devotion 15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The two Chinese soldiers in the background are armed with Arisaka style rifles; note the front sight posts and visible left side sling swivel on the left soldier's rifle.]] | [[File:Devotion 15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The two Chinese soldiers in the background are armed with Arisaka style rifles; note the front sight posts and visible left side sling swivel on the left soldier's rifle.]] | ||
Revision as of 16:24, 11 January 2023
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The following weapons were used in the film Devotion:
Revolvers
Smith & Wesson Model M&P
Lt. Tom Hudner (Glen Powell) uses what appears to be a Smith & Wesson Model M&P revolver as his sidearm.
Rifles
Arisaka Rifle
An Arisaka rifle variant is used by PLA soldiers. This is historically feasible, as numerous Arisaka rifles leftover from Japan's occupation and wars in Korea and China were used by Communist forces in both nations.
M1 Garand
The M1 Garand is used by US Marines fighting in the Chosin Reservoir.
M1 Carbine
The M1 Carbine is used by Marines in the film.
M1903A4 Springfield
The Chinese PLA sniper uses a M1903A4 Springfield sniper rifle.
Mosin Nagant M91/30
Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles are also carried by many of the Chinese troops.
Machine Guns
Browning M2HB
The Browning M2HB machine gun is seen used by US Marines.
DShK heavy machine gun
PLA forces on the Chinese side of the Yalu River use the DShK heavy machine gun for anti-air defense.
M1918A2 BAR
Marines in the Chosin Reservoir are also seen with M1918A2 BAR machine guns.
Fighter Plane Armament
Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23
The MiG-15 fighter that engages in a dogfight with VF-32 has a pair of Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 cannons as its primary weapons. An actual MiG-15 was used for the film, from the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California.
Browning M2 Aircraft
The Browning M2 Aircraft appears as the primary armament of the F4U-4 Corsair fighters, mounted in groups of three in each wing for a total of six.
